Lara Friedman, MA Biography

Director of Policy and Government Relations at Americans for Peace Now

Position:

Pro to the question "Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"

Reasoning:

"The 'one-state solution' is a fantasy shared by some anti-Zionists/post-Zionists and some Zionist hardliners. Fantasy, because no Israeli government will dissolve the State of Israel in favor of a bi-national state, and Israel will never be able to justify annexing the West Bank to create 'Greater Israel.' And importantly, 'one-state' is not the dream of either the Israeli or the Palestinian public at large.

The two-state solution is still possible and is the only alternative to a permanent state of conflict. Rather than wasting time on fantasy, energy should focus on achieving the two-state solution before it is too late."

"Is It Time to Move On to the One-State Solution?," 972mag.com, Feb. 13, 2011